Report of the Secretary of Agriculture ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1875

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Página 360 - With an important exception, which I shall notice hereafter, the tendency of irrigation, as a regular agricultural method, is to promote the accumulation of large tracts of land in the hands of single proprietors, and consequently to dispossess the smaller land holders.
Página 306 - ... him, so as to wash off the impurities; then, with a dexterous throw he fans it out on the surface of the water and carefully picks off all remaining black spots. It is now wrung out so as to remove as much water as possible, and then hung up on lines, prepared on the spot, to dry in the sun.
Página 259 - selection ' the superiority is accumulated. 6. The improvement which is first raised gradually, after a long series of years is diminished in amount, and eventually so far arrested that, practically speaking, a limit to improvement in the desired quality is reached. 7. By still continuing to select, the improvement is maintained, and practically a fixed type is the result.
Página 292 - The subject of irrigation is one that appeals very closely to my concern. We are all familiar with the aphorism about the service of the statesman who can make two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before...
Página 258 - Hallett has arrived at the following conclusions: "1. Every fully developed plant, whether of wheat, oats, or barley, presents an ear superior in productive power to any of the rest on that plant. 2. Every such plant contains one grain which, upon trial, proves more productive than any other.
Página 413 - The transactions of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry for the year 1873 are contained in a pamphlet of about two hundred pages.
Página 377 - I am, however, thoroughly convinced, after much observation and inquiry, that irrigation may be immensely extended among us with great economical advantage, and that, by reasonable prudence, and above all by a sufficient exercise of moral courage by our rulers, nearly all the evils which ordinarily attend the practice may be avoided, or at least greatly mitigated.
Página 11 - He makes analyses of natural fertilizers, vegetable products, and other materials which pertain to the interests of agriculture. Applications are constantly made from all portions of the country for the analysis of soils, minerals, liquids, and manures.
Página 444 - ... of the South and Pacific shores shall rival those of exotic growth. Give us twenty-five years more, and our catalogue of fruits shall be filled with native varieties, and dedicated to American pomologists, who, by their labors and benevolent efforts, have contributed to the wealth of our country and the happiness of our people.
Página 369 - ... level soils. The method in question has been practiced with success in many parts of the United States, where it is known by the name of circling, and it is very highly recommended by all European writers. It consists in horizontally terracing the slopes or even simply furrowing them with the side-hill plow, and leaving the surface permanently in this condition.

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